The 2024 Churchill Community High School graduating class. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

By Derek Cornet

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Ceremony marks milestone for 34 CCHS graduates

Jun 21, 2024 | 4:20 PM

Family and friends of 34 Churchill Community High School (CCHS) graduates gathered Friday to mark an important milestone in their lives.

The ceremony was held at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre on National Indigenous Peoples Day. In her speech, Principal Kristianna Merasty explained 26 of the graduates were Indigenous.

She told the graduates her advice for them moving forward was to be open to new opportunities as they come. She said they will take them in a direction they would never have dreamed of and lead them to a place they are meant to be.

“When self-doubt rears its ugly head, remember that you are capable, strong and resilient. Reflect back to this moment and all of the hard work you did to get here and all of the things you overcame. The times that you wanted to give up, but didn’t. Believe in yourself,” she said.

“Most of all, I want each of you to continue to treat others with kindness, compassion and empathy, to show respect to others even when you may not like them, and make the world a better place to live.”

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The 2024 CCHS valedictorian was Andrew Jeon. He also received an award for academic proficiency alongside Samuel Tonn and Kayla Watt in a rare three-way tie. All three graduates finished high school with a 95 per cent average.

Andrew Jeon receives the valedictorian sash from Principal Kristianna Merasty and Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

In his speech, Jeon noted it has been a long, hard road to get to where they are and that he is proud of them. He added graduation is a moment they will never get back and they should treasure it. Jeon also called it a moment of change.

“This is the conclusion of one chapter of our lives and the start of a new one,” he said. “Yes, we are here to celebrate our accomplishments, but they are far from done.”

The 2024 CCHS graduating class includes: Joseph Arcand-Ruiz, Reynold Beatty, Aster Beaudin, Lawrence Binajbaj, Princess Erica Cabrera, Summer Caplette-Delaire, Savanna Carriere-Trumier, Christian Charles, Alyssa Cockle, Jaylin Dzeylion, Leo Emond, Kayleigh Glass, Orion Irving, Andrew Jeon, Bathany Ketzmerick-McCreary, Dale Klassen, Christopher Laliberte-Carlson, Lainey Lariviere, Jayda Lemaigre, Peyton Lenko, Devotion Mckenzie, Trinity Mckenzie, Alexander Mcleod-Stene, Jackson Natomagan, Hunter Patterson, GeAnne Roberts, Arisha Saif, Kyrin Sanderson, Kendon Skalicky, Tuff Thompson, Samuel Tonn, Jaya Tremblay, Jody Ulriksen and Kayla Watt.

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